Meniška Vas Explained

Official Name:Meniška Vas
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dolenjske Toplice
Area Total Km2:1.54
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:359
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7312°N 15.0573°W
Elevation M:236.5
Footnotes:[1]

Meniška Vas (in Slovenian pronounced as /mɛˈniːʃka ˈʋaːs/; Slovenian: Meniška vas; German: Mönichsdorf[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sušica and Krka rivers. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Great and belongs to the Parish of Toplice. It was built in the early 17th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 126.
  3. http://www.dolenjske-toplice.si/ Dolenjske Toplice municipal site
  4. Web site: EŠD 2573 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 3 March 2011.